Nishizo Tsukahara

Nishizo Tsukahara (3 April 1887-10 January 1966) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Biography
Nishizo Tsukahara was born on 3 April 1887 in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, and he graduated from the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1908, the same class as Chuichi Nagumo. He rose in the ranks of the navy during peacetime, and he graduated from the Navy Staff College in 1920. On 15 November 1935, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and then to Vice-Admiral on 15 November 1939, taking over the Chinkai Guard District in April 1940 and leading the Japanese 11th Air Fleet from 10 September 1941 to 1 October 1942. This air fleet was involved in the Battle of the Philippines in December 1941, and it also fought in the New Guinea campaign and the Battle of Guadalcanal. On 1 October 1942, Jinichi Kusaka replaced him after he fell ill, and he led the Yokosuka Naval District back home. He retired after the war's end, and he died in 1966.